Community celebrates Halloween

Cute and creepy characters mingled on the sidewalks of Sterling Friday as local businesses handed out Halloween candy. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

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George Witherspoon receives candy from a Scarecrow character on the yellow brick road at Sterling Recreation Center's "The Wizard of Odd" Trick or Treat Street Saturday. Find more pictures of trick or treaters on pages 8 and 9 of today's paper.

Children at NJC's Trick or Treat Street played games to receive candy Friday night. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

The community celebrated Halloween with several events over the weekend. Downtown businesses handed out candy to trick-or-treaters Friday and Northeastern Junior College held its annual Trick or Treat Street event. On Saturday, Sterling Recreation Center held its own Trick or Treat Street, with a "Wizard of Odd" theme.

Dorothy and friends handed out candy to all sorts of costumed creatures and characters on the yellow brick road at the "Wizard of Odd" Trick or Treat Street Saturday. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

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